The limits of charity

By Agustín Armendariz

WASHINGTON, October 25, 2004 — New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, chairman of this year's Democratic National Convention, has been operati

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"… intains that Arizona and Nevada were not picked for their electoral impact. …"

"… will not be legally required to do so until after this year’s elections.New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson in a photo taken while he served as the Secretary …"

"… ona and Nevada, while his state PAC operates only in Colorado, Florida and New Mexico—three more battleground states whose Hispanic and American Indian popula …"

The green energy revolution may already be underway

By Marianne Lavelle

The idea of an “energy stimulus” is picking up momentum in the corridors of power, along with a fancy new title. Look for such a plan, perha

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"… Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman, Democrat of New Mexico, at a carbon markets conference in Washington bolstered the outlook for a …"

New numbers in Senate still may not add up for renewables

By Marianne Lavelle

There’s an early energy test coming for the new Congress. The question: Will lawmakers follow the lead of 29 states and the District of Colu

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"… n, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman, Democrat of New Mexico, mentioned this idea of a “Renewable Portfolio Standard” (RPS) — one …"

"… the Senate, since Democratic victors Mark Udall in Colorado, Tom Udall in New Mexico, Kay Hagan in North Carolina, and Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire all have …"

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ACORN: Stuck between a law and a hard place

By Sarah Laskow

The McCain campaign is skewering the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) for turning in fallacious voter registrat

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"… olicitors," but are required to submit the forms they collect.New MexicoIn New Mexico, a “third party registration agent” signs up with the secretary of sta …"

"… to deliver the forms within 48 hours, even those that appear fraudulent. [New Mexico Election Handbook 1-4-49 — available here.]MICHIGANIn Michigan, there ar …"

Missouri ditches limits on campaign contributions

By Sarah Laskow

Starting in August, Missouri politicians can accept checks as big as they want, from whomever they want, whenever they want. Republican Gove

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"… e races, The Associated Press reports.Just five other states — Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia — do not limit campaign contributions in any …"

Insurance industry battles bill mandating mental health coverage

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2002 — James Hackett learned about the inequities in the coverage of mental health services after his teenage daughte

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"… e the new threat of terrorism.In an April 29th speech at the University of New Mexico, Bush signaled his support for mental health parity. Our country must make …"

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Quest for EPA documents reveals deliberate misclassification by agency staff

By Naseem Miller

For the past four years, as executive director of Citizen Action New Mexico, Dave McCoy has been hounding the local and federal government f

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"… oundation. …"

"… Laboratory’s Mixed Waste Landfill monitoring wells are mismanaged by the New Mexico Environment Department, and that the public water supply is in danger of c …"

"… n of documents,” the inspector general’s report said, referring to the New Mexico Environmental Department. “During an interview with the OIG, the Project …"

"… iscussions between the Region and NMED because of CANM’s (Citizen Action New Mexico) requests for documentation regarding the MWL, including extensive request …"

BLM urged to put more leasing protest data online

By Linsey Isaacs

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages 245 million acres in the West, promised earlier this year to seek m

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"… lenge to the bureau after BLM revised environmental assessments on land in New Mexico before getting public input. It was clear that they were changed because o …"

Badly flawed background check system fails to contain firearms sales

By Rick Schmitt

Center story detailed loopholes in current system

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"… to purchase firearms in five states — Virginia, West Virginia, Montana, New Mexico and Arizona — using counterfeit driver’s licenses with fictitious iden …"

Justice Department enacts rule for reporting of rifle sales along the Southwest border

By Corbin Hiar

The Justice Department has implemented a controversial rule to require reporting of multiple rifle sales along the border

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"… Furthermore, the requirement is limited to four border states — Arizona, New Mexico, California and Texas. Federal authorities assert these types of guns are …"

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